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'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

A coroner has heard second-by-second details of a dramatic and deadly confrontation between a police officer and a driver.

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for soaring crime rates

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for soaring crime rates

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for soaring crime rates

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for soaring crime rates

Youth offending is at a record high in one state, latest figures reveal, as police attribute cost-of-living pressures to a jump in property crimes.

Charges imminent over shooting death of policeman

Charges imminent over shooting death of policeman

Charges imminent over shooting death of policeman

Charges imminent over shooting death of policeman

Whether the fatal shooting of a police officer at a rural property was premeditated will form part of criminal investigations into the tragedy.

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'Committed, respected': tributes flow for slain officer

'Committed, respected': tributes flow for slain officer

Police have released the name of a 57-year-old experienced officer who was shot dead at a rural property while delivering a home repossession order.

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

City shaken after three wounded in daylight shooting

An innocent bystander is one of three victims of a "horrifying" daylight shooting in Sydney that authorities have linked to an ongoing gang war.

'Tragedy': dedicated policeman shot dead at rural house

'Tragedy': dedicated policeman shot dead at rural house

A police officer shot dead at a rural property while on "routine" duties was a dependable constable of 25 years service.

Australian man shot dead at Bali villa, another injured

Australian man shot dead at Bali villa, another injured

A Melbourne man is dead and another Australian is injured following a shooting at a villa in Bali, police say.

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Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Gobbo's ongoing punishment after police lawsuit fails

Double-crossing gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo will consider appealing a judgment dismissing her claim that police risked her safety when her cover was blown.

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

Use of restraints key focus of death in custody probes

A man has died in hospital weeks after becoming unresponsive during an arrest, sparking a string of investigations into the incident.

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

Victims at risk as cops waver on warning about abusers

A family violence advocate says notifying victims when their attackers are released could significantly enhance their safety and save lives.

Cop who left bashed victim in fear spared further jail

Cop who left bashed victim in fear spared further jail

Cop who left bashed victim in fear spared further jail

Cop who left bashed victim in fear spared further jail

A police officer has been made eligible for parole on the day of his sentence after he bashed a woman and used his position to deter her from complaining.

Mobile data could lead police to deadly arson attackers

Mobile data could lead police to deadly arson attackers

Mobile data could lead police to deadly arson attackers

Mobile data could lead police to deadly arson attackers

Phones have been seized as detectives say mobile data could provide answers to an arson attack that killed an innocent house-sitter.

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

A territory's crime crackdown and tough new bail laws have led to a surge in lockdowns in an overcrowded and understaffed prison system.

Woman, man with 'hot temper' found dead in granny flat

Woman, man with 'hot temper' found dead in granny flat

Woman, man with 'hot temper' found dead in granny flat

Woman, man with 'hot temper' found dead in granny flat

Two deaths are being investigated as a potential domestic violence-related incident following the discovery of their bodies days after they were last seen.

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Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

A 12-month trial allowing the public to carry pepper spray in a crime-hit territory has been slammed by critics who say it is an "admission of failure".

Lucrative cop scheme contributes to thinner blue line

A report into the mental health and wellbeing of the NSW police found an increase in psychological injury claims, compensation payouts and medical exits.

Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

Man made gun at work before fatal siege, coroner told

A man who was fatally shot by police during a siege had made his own gun months before at his workplace using nuts, bolts and a pipe.

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Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

The use of spit hoods has been defended by a crime-troubled territory's chief minister, amid a soaring number of complaints about police to the ombudsman.

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

A man who died in hospital after police stopped him boarding a plane was a promoter of education and bilingual schooling in his remote community.

'I got to where I am ... by working hard': story of law

Nick Kaldas' personal journey is one of confronting experiences and hard work, which has taken him around the world.

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

A coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal man in custody after Australian Federal Police apprehended him allegedly intoxicated at an airport.

Bodies of missing tourist couple found near crashed car

Authorities are piecing together the final moments before a tragic crash that has claimed the lives of two missing tourists undertaking a road trip.

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

Hundreds of people have gathered to demand justice over the death of a young Aboriginal man in custody, marking the beginning of events planned nationwide.

Missing teen girl's body found near national park

Weeks after Pheobe Bishop vanished, police believe they have found her remains near a national park.

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